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The list of Ree-isms goes on and on. I hope that none of you missed her "spatchcock" chicken episode. Ree cut up the backbone and removed it, but the P. Woman couldn't break the backbone, so with a straight face, told us to flatten the chicken as best we could. When she got to the wings, there was more trouble. She explained, with great authority, that the reason for tucking them under the body was to make the chicken look more elegant. (Huh?) She had a hard time getting those wings tucked, but considering her failure to remove the backbone, she gave those wings a determined shove, and they went 1/2" under the bird. I found it somewhat easy to forgive her for her lack of knowledge given that she must have been up all night bottling her salad dressing.

Good for you, Mandolia! Now that the Drummonds own the Merc, the pizza parlor and the ice creamery, I wonder what the good folks of Pawtuska are thinking about the Drummond takeover. I sense a wee bit of trouble ahead. Does Pawtuska have its own newspaper? With Ree's great love of writing, I predict that she's aiming to purchase the paper (1) to influence the town, (2) to name herself Food Editor, and (3) to show Ladd and the kids how to get ahead with no talent.

Ever notice how Ree saves a little bit of cookie or cake batter behind when she's baking? I'd put money on my guess that she's saving it for a sweet snack for herself. I think she thinks she's fooling us. At the same time, she shows off her evening walks (and walks at any other time of day) so that her fans will see how hard she tries to stay in shape. That small double chin is growing, Ree. What a pretender! I didn't know until yesterday, when I went to her site to read her blog, that she's opened an ice cream parlor. Someone commented that Pawhuska should be named Drummondville! I thought the writer must be from our little group since we already called the town by that name. LOL In case it did come from someone here, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Glad to hear that you're safe and sound, CharlizeCat, but your "tornado evening" sounded harrowing and worrisome. Let's hope there are no more this year. I saw Ree's pasta episode. Dumb, dumb, and dumber. I am tired of hearing Ree say that her family will love this or that. Ladd and the kids have worked hard all day. They're so hungry that, IMHO, they'd chow down on anything put in front of them. Is there anyone here who likes Bryce's bleached blond hair like his sisters? I s'pose if you have a mom and two sisters who all change their hair color, it's no big deal. I wonder what Ladd thinks about it. Poor Ladd. I guess if you have all of those acres, a crazy wife, and four kids, bleached hair is the last thing he's worried about. Who could blame him?

Good idea, MaggieMae. Maybe Ree gives to her church (and keeps her minister in cookies) and thinks that is enough. I wonder whether Ree got swallowed up in a recent tornado and is now somewhere in Kansas, Speaking of the weather, did Charlize Cat suffer any damage in Kansas City? Hope not! I happened to catch Ree's show about using old fridge contents in dishes. I can understand fried potato peels, but nothing else sounded good. She served her family a salad consisting largely of wilted greens. For once, she didn't crow, "My family's going to love this!"

Thank you for the Welcome Backs! Now, if someone would kindly tell me how to cancel the BOLD key, which I accidentally hit on this foreign (to me) laptop, I would be happy to retreat into the background. I (oh, shoot!) chortled over the idea that Ree gets her ideas from watching Rachael Ray! Speaking of Rachael, has anyone seen her husband lately? I caught a glimpse of him while scrolling the other day. He's a bearded, scruffy, homeless-looking character to whom Rachael gave a big kiss. Yuck! I didn't know that Ree is hawking her salad dressing now. She'd have to pay me to try it. Does anyone know how her pizza parlor is doing? It wouldn't surprise me to know that she douses every pizza with fresh-squeezed lime. I think it was P.T. Barnum who said "There's a fool born every minute."

No sooner said than done! LOL I want to thank everyone who wished me well. What friends you are! WOW! I've been trying for weeks to locate Previously.TV.com, but all I could find was Primetimer. I finally came in but found no Ree forum and no other familiar forums for that matter. I finally decided tonight to come back in, and I put "Pioneer Woman" into Primetimer's Search. WHEE!!! I finally found you friends again!!! It feels so GREAT to be back here!!!!! Obviously, I need some instruction about all of these changes including the name change. Ree seems to have disappeared off the radar except for Ree-runs. What gives? And what's with the FN? Has it gone bankrupt? What's become of its lineup of shows? It's slim picking these days. Anyone know? My new favorite website is www.Create.com, which carries many of the PBS cooking shows and other good ones -- Lidia, Martha, and many others. "The Great British Baking Show" (one of my favorites) began two weeks ago, and many more segments are ahead if anyone is interested. As for me, I spent over a week in the hospital where I learned that I had fractured five bones in my back, that half of one bone had actually disappeared (Where is the rest of it??? LOL), and that I had re-fractured yet another bone in my spine. Then I was sent to a rehab place where I had physical therapy daily for three weeks. I had more physical therapy when I returned home to a hospital bed. None of the therapy worked well enough so that I could walk again. Maybe things will brighten up in the future. I don't have to look far to find people who are worse off than I am. FLASH! I have a new pet peeve about Ree. Previously, I griped about that stupid ballet step she uses as she turns to walk away. her tops, her long hair, her dye jobs, etc. The other day, while watching a rerun, I noticed that, with all the attention she gives to her hair, she always seems to have a thoroughly messy part. Apparently, she never notices the top of her head, or maybe she can't draw her comb in a straight line. Oh, Ree!

Hi gang! Just stopping in to say hello. As some of you know, my last fall resulted in four fractured bones in my back. I was hospitalized for about ten days and then sent to a rehab institution for physical therapy in hopes that I could walk again. The therapy was unsuccessful, so I came home on Oct. 19th. Since then, I have had more physical therapy as well as practice on my own, but without success. I can’t even get into a wheelchair, so I spend my time watching TV from a hospital bed here at home. Life goes on, and it could be worse. Thanks to you kind souls for cards and letters. They cheer me like you wouldn’t believe. Your well wishes are so appreciated. I’ve seen a few shows with Ree (My laptop thinks that Ree is an error! LOL). Her phony voice and terrible food continue to amaze and irritate me. Question: When the Drummond brood has left home, will she continue getting high ratings? Will Ladd stay around the ranch and live with Ree’s hen-pecking? Enough speculating! I’ll bring this nonsense to a close with huggles and ladylike kisses for all. I’ll be back as soon as I can. Meanwhile, if you sent Ree a care package, what would you put in it? Love to all. XO XO XO XO XO XO XO XO XO XO

Mindthinkr, welcome!

My favorite part about the episode was how seriously Sandra took the making of the cake. She leaned over the cake so intensely that I thought the cake was headed for a White House dinner. I really thought that any minute she was going to stop working on the cake, look at the camera, and say "April Fool!" My second favorite moment was her gouging out the cake and shoving candles into the holes. No candle holders for Aunt Sandy.

I can't think of a better way to celebrate Christmas with a laugh, Kohola! That episode is a classic. People who never heard of Sandra Lee before that show now know who she is, thanks to all of the links online from people talking about it. That was Aunt Sandy at her best!

I love the story about the goose and the broom handle! LOL Some of the best stories are the ones people tell about themselves! I had a Thanksgiving turkey, all brown and looking gorgeous, resting on tinfoil on the kitchen counter. While the juices were absorbed back into the bird, DH and I joined the guests in the living room. In a very few minutes, as guests were about to gather around my decorated table in the dining room, I returned to the kitchen to carve the bird. It wasn't there! Lo and behold, our two cats dragged the bird from the counter to the floor and all the way into the dining room, where they tore apart the bird and had their own Thanksgiving. We didn't know we had to guard the fowl against cats. I was horrified. Luckily, I had the ingredients on hand for beef stroganoff, which I threw together in record time, and thank goodness the guests were a good-natured bunch with senses of humor. I can't help wishing sometimes that Ree's dogs would pull a stunt like that while she was filming one of her big dinners and chow down on a couple of standing rib roasts! Nasty thought, I guess, but fun to think about.

What's SMH? I never did understand why Ree thought that her viewers would be interested in what cans and bottles she stored in that pantry. Of course, if I understood Ree, I'd understand what she found so fascinating about it. I think maybe Ree was showing off. "Look at MY pantry. I'll bet you wish yours were as big as a bedroom!" Then, too, she might have run out of recipes to demonstrate, so a guided tour atop a stepladder filled out the time. Who knows.

Like mother, like daughters. Ree has had hair colored in multi-tones for years. It only stands to reason that the girls couldn't wait to experiment, too. After all, famous television stars like the Drummond women have to stay glam for the plain, common masses glued to their shows.

I've been wondering whether anyone here has read other viewers' reactions to Ree's "cemetery show" about Nan. Anything in the way of articles or comments on other message boards? Thanks.

I haven't been able to watch an episode of Ree since the "cemetery show." I guess that show might have been the straw that broke the camel's back. I usually watched PW if only for the snark possibilities (How shallow is that??!) but now I just can't take her phony baloney, opportunistic, self-serving, money and fame-thirsty, egotistical act. Now that I've seen what Ree's willing and eager to do to "Nan's memory," I wouldn't put anything past her.

http://pintsizedpioneering.blogspot.com/2011/01/open-letter-to-ree-drummond.html If any of you want to read another blogger's views about Ree, I think you'll enjoy this one. Granted, it was written in 2011, but it's equally pertinent to Ree as she is today. It's very well written, and many of the comments are worth reading as well. When I read this open letter to Ree, I had the same feeling that I get when I come here and chat with all of you -- that is, that I'm with like-minded friends who share the same views about Ree that I have. The blog also validates my opinion that Ree is a fraud living an imaginary life of her own imagination, which includes not only her lifestyle but her so-called recipes as well. Enjoy!

tvvoodoo, I am so sorry that you've lost your mother and especially on Mother's Day. I hope that your memories of her are happy ones. As one who has lost her own mother, as several of us have, I send you my fondest and most sincere sympathy. Peaches, you and I have spoken frequently about your loss, but my condolences remain the same. I wish you the best with your father. My mother suffered from Alzheimer's for many years before her death, so I'm well aware of the challenges.

Peaches and Kohola, I love that word "scrummy." It reminds me of Mary Berry of the Great British Bakeoff show. For some reason, I think scrummy sounds even better tasting than yummy. Ina Garten has a scrummy recipe for a plum tart. Her friend, the late Anna Pump, made and sold plum tarts at her Loaves and Fishes specialty food store. That's one recipe on my to do list.

I, too, come from a private family and tend to be the same way about personal matters. I think it's partly a matter of how we were raised, and we're all raised differently. Ree's "cemetery show" was painful and irritating for me to watch. While I didn't know Nan, Ree has said on several occasions that Nan had a sharp wit and could be very funny. She was a cheerful woman from all reports, and I find it difficult to believe that she would have wanted a sad "tribute" aired for all the world to see. I also felt sorry for Chuck, that the day after his wife died, he would have to participate in this filming. When I first saw so many people in the cemetery with shovels, my first impression was "OMG! They can't be digging a hole for Nan!" Clearly, I've come to expect almost anything from Ree. Where was Missy? She, too, strikes me as a private person. A previous engagement could have been cancelled under the circumstances, and her absence made me wonder whether she disapproved of the show and refused to take part in it. There could have been any number of reasons, but it made me wonder. Since Ree has suffered from a cold over the past few new episodes, I felt that her scratchy voice and plugged nose were from the cold or allergy, not from mourning. I even disliked Ree's menu. For poor Chuck to see all of his wife's favorite foods spread out in the cemetery would have made it difficult for me to swallow. Once again, it seemed like a "Ree to the rescue" move that she is so well known for. This might have been the time for a cheerful picnic spread of ribs, or whatever, to elevate the mood, not elevating the sadness with a "memorial" meal. It seemed to me to be designed to make people cry, not to help them with something more cheerful. Reading Ree's blog about this show made me feel that she was anticipating criticism and was defending the show. I suppose that believing her is a matter of how one views Ree. Her explanation that this is how country folk "do things" fell on deaf ears for me. Is she insinuating that good country folk lack good taste? Baloney! While they might have a "memorial menu," how many of them would have aired it on television for the world to share in the suffering? The only thing this show accomplished for me was to remind me of how much I miss my parents and my younger brother. It did a masterful job of bringing back my own sadness. I understand and respect that others have opposite views. This post is merely my own dissatisfaction and disappointment over another show that Ree, IMHO, should have left on the drawing board. .

Mistake.

Oh, geez. A "care package" for Paigey can't be far off. Between tears, I imagine Ree is making a list of goodies to mail to Paige show off to Paige's sorority sisters. After all, it isn't everyone who has clever Ree Drummond for a mother. How many more sunrises can Bryce bear to paint? Hmmm... I guess Ree's going to have to have tea with Brycie and Toddy from now on. That should be interesting. With Ree going on and on, lamenting the departure of each child, can you imagine how she'll snort and sob at their weddings? She'll be inconsolable. They'll have to push her back up the aisle on a gurney. Poor kids. I have to say I'd love to be there.

I wonder who laundered all those blouses. I hope Ree pays her well. You know Ree isn't overly busy if she has time to pull out a torch and toast marshmallows in the kitchen. I don't know about you, but Ree's picture as a blonde made me laugh. I'm sure she thought she was glamorous. Not only that, but beautiful.

I thought that nothing about Ree's "cooking" could surprise me, but this episode of her fun time in the kitchen (which she says she loves most to do!) surprised me. My DH and I were eating in front of the TV, and he just kept shaking his head. There she was, in a frilly new dress that looked like a 7-year-old would wear to a party. The French toast, laden full of cream cheese and a ton of chocolate chips, was abominable. It was almost vomit-inducing. No wonder her kids squirt out the canned whipped cream with abandon; they learned it from their mother. The rest of her "fun" creations were equally gag worthy. Her giggles were obnoxious to me and told me everything I needed to know about the real Ree Drummond. What a fake "cook" she is, not to mention a poor example of motherhood. I couldn't help thinking about Nan. She once said, "Thank God my sons married women who like to cook." If she had seen Ree making these three flops, I think she would have modified her statement to "Thank God one of my sons married a woman who likes to cook. The other is a player." What a total, total waste of camera time!

It wasn't too long ago that Giada was tapped for a hair ad. Next, I suppose we'll see Ree, Alex and Paige in hair commercials. The voiceover will probably rave about Ree's hair being the color of an Oklahoma sunset, and Alex and Paige will be touted as having hair reminiscent of hay (and the consistency of hay). As Ree stands on the porch of The Lodge, trying in vain to sweep her hair off her face, and the two girls clamber up the hillside with swaggers like cowboys, their tresses blowing in the gusts, a voice says, "Even in the middle of nowhere, cowgirls know how to treat their hair. Nice 'N' Easy!"